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>> love is an integral part of us. this bonds us together. this is a result of the evolutionary process. this is integral to our ability to cooperate. this is not his love for each other, but love of country, for our planet, our environment. if we don't have that glove, i don't think we will be able to motivated to do the right thing. -- of we don't have that love. tavis: you mentioned about loving the planet as much as ourselves. expand on that. >> we depend on the earth for everything. we need to be very aware of that relationship and treat the planet as we put our body. the skin is a permeable membrane. many things from the plan to go into our body. we need to live in a clean and healthy environment. >> that' tavis: does the evidence suggests that we're taking this seriously or regressing? >> i think that we're making progress. there are many things that we could be doing. following the copenhagen meeting in 2009, the countries signed up for the copenhagen the court made various promises. you have reduced york greenhouse gases by 9%. that
>> love is an integral part of us. this bonds us together. this is a result of the evolutionary process. this is integral to our ability to cooperate. this is not his love for each other, but love of country, for our planet, our environment. if we don't have that glove, i don't think we will be able to motivated to do the right thing. -- of we don't have that love. tavis: you mentioned about loving the planet as much as ourselves. expand on that. >> we depend on the earth for...
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so he uses him essentially as cover. and they make it back, but, a couple days after he returns, he gets arrested in a hotel with a woman, and there's some kind of incident. whether it's an overdose or she gets sick, there's something having to do with drugs or drug use that causes a commotion and draws the attention of the authorities, and headley gets arrested for drug possession. but somehow, gilani got away with it. he gamed the system and survived. then, in 1988, a turning point. he got caught in transit by us drug agents, two kilos of pakistani heroin tucked into the false bottom of his suitcase. on the spot, he agreed to cooperate with the dea, the drug enforcement administration. one partner got ten years, the other got eight. gilani only got four. >> he just turns around immediately and betrays everybody when it's convenient for him. basically, it's survival for himself. >> rotella: gilani did his time. he moved to new york, opening a video store. but three years later, he was arrested again for drug smuggling.
so he uses him essentially as cover. and they make it back, but, a couple days after he returns, he gets arrested in a hotel with a woman, and there's some kind of incident. whether it's an overdose or she gets sick, there's something having to do with drugs or drug use that causes a commotion and draws the attention of the authorities, and headley gets arrested for drug possession. but somehow, gilani got away with it. he gamed the system and survived. then, in 1988, a turning point. he got...
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that's what goals allow us to do. they allow us to stay on track. and so one of the first things i'm going to tell many of you to do is to create what i call a money diary, ok? now, i've created a money diary. but in this money diary, the first thing it has you do is to take an account and clean out your purse. and then the next thing you're going to do is you're going to write down your goals, whether it be you--what are some goals that you could have? paying off debt, right, sending a child to college, maybe you returning to college, maybe paying off that mortgage. until you make a finite goal, it is not real. write it down. make it happen. you know, true story: about 8 years ago, i sat down with a woman. and e was phenomenal. she was a business consultant. and she literally wrote down a plan based on all of these different habits-- "my gifts, my talents, the business," what we were doing. she wrote down that i would have this book and that book, and when i would have it done. that was 10 years ago. at the time, i hadn't written one book. i now ha
that's what goals allow us to do. they allow us to stay on track. and so one of the first things i'm going to tell many of you to do is to create what i call a money diary, ok? now, i've created a money diary. but in this money diary, the first thing it has you do is to take an account and clean out your purse. and then the next thing you're going to do is you're going to write down your goals, whether it be you--what are some goals that you could have? paying off debt, right, sending a child...
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because many conflicts are around us. so therefore our attempt, our word and our insistence to contribute to the solution of the problems is appreciated. >> couric: and the prime minister of the palestinian authority, salam fayyad. >> it's one that's based definitely on dealing violence out of the equation for sure. that's our interest. that's how we defined it. from our point of view. it happens to be consistent with obligations that we took on the road map and going back to 1993. it's in our best interest, we're not doing no one else a favor but ourselves when we subscribe to nonviolence. as a really key component to what we have to do to get to freedom. >> couric: a program note: our interview with the c.e.o. of google, eric schmidt, will be seen at a later date. tonight, the president of turkey and the prime minister of the palestinian authority when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: abdullah gul is here, he's the president of tur
because many conflicts are around us. so therefore our attempt, our word and our insistence to contribute to the solution of the problems is appreciated. >> couric: and the prime minister of the palestinian authority, salam fayyad. >> it's one that's based definitely on dealing violence out of the equation for sure. that's our interest. that's how we defined it. from our point of view. it happens to be consistent with obligations that we took on the road map and going back to 1993....
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it really is not about us. it's not about us. it should be about them. it should be about them reclaiming their futures and what we've got to do is keep this discussion from being about the united states. it's not. >> no one could possibly mistake the revolution in tunisia and cairo and what happens in libya and iran in 2009 or anything that was ginned up by the. we're passed that. the people in iraq the people on the streets -- we have no evidence whatsoever the people on the streets of teheran or cairo want the anything but their support. there is anecdotal evidence aplenty from all the areas. they do not want american ground invasions or imperialism. but helping them does not compromise their autonomy or make them stooges of the united states if we come to the assistance of the popular democratic movement in the arab world. these are empirical questions we have evidence. >> that's not a question of empirical. >> i read the same things and heard the same reports from all the cities and uprising you did. >> are you listening to al jaz jazeera reported t
it really is not about us. it's not about us. it should be about them. it should be about them reclaiming their futures and what we've got to do is keep this discussion from being about the united states. it's not. >> no one could possibly mistake the revolution in tunisia and cairo and what happens in libya and iran in 2009 or anything that was ginned up by the. we're passed that. the people in iraq the people on the streets -- we have no evidence whatsoever the people on the streets of...
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stay with us. michael bernard beckwith is founder and spiritual director of the agape international spiritual center and southern california. you can also pick up a copy of his most recent book, "spiritual liberation: fulfilling your soul's potential." michael beck with, thank you for being here. thank you for all this stuff. have you been good? >> i have. tavis: when you say spiritual liberation, you mean what? >> being free from the doubt and fear most people live in. most people make decisions from insecurity or doubt and watery, and they make their decisions from that. when you are spiritually liberated, you start to tap into the well-being of your spiritual nature, which arrived from intuition, deep connection to life. it is a different way of living. tavis: it is a place or journey? >> it is a continual journey, with in sight along the way. as we begin to develop spiritual practices, it gives us revelations that speak to us in a way that we can understand, that totally alters our perception a
stay with us. michael bernard beckwith is founder and spiritual director of the agape international spiritual center and southern california. you can also pick up a copy of his most recent book, "spiritual liberation: fulfilling your soul's potential." michael beck with, thank you for being here. thank you for all this stuff. have you been good? >> i have. tavis: when you say spiritual liberation, you mean what? >> being free from the doubt and fear most people live in....
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we have rebecca and brian with us to tell us an inspirational story. rebecca, it's nice to see you. >> good to see you. >> rebecca's lost 80 pounds in the last two years. >> we had been faithfully paying our monthly gym membership but never going... decided that the money that we'd been spending every month on the dues for the gym, that we could buy a total gym. >> gena: absolutely. >> and, um, maybe we'd actually use it. [all laugh] the first month, i think i lost about 10 pounds and once you start working out and you're losing weight and seeing those results and you just feel so great. you have so much more energy that you can't wait to get out there the next day and do it again. >> so brian, how much weight did you lose? >> i've lost 45 pounds, and i do the six-to-eight-minute-a-day workout. >> there are so many different exercises that you can do, that you don't ever get bored. >> i like this one. you can really feel that. >> chuck: and then if you want to work bicep, which i'll do, now i'll go right into the bicep. >> look at her arms already. i m
we have rebecca and brian with us to tell us an inspirational story. rebecca, it's nice to see you. >> good to see you. >> rebecca's lost 80 pounds in the last two years. >> we had been faithfully paying our monthly gym membership but never going... decided that the money that we'd been spending every month on the dues for the gym, that we could buy a total gym. >> gena: absolutely. >> and, um, maybe we'd actually use it. [all laugh] the first month, i think i lost...
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motivating us by fear and hatred. it frightens me. it frightens me for the country because i feel like even the greatest leaders, even when we were really down, during the reagan times, people followed him because the words he were using -- the words he was using, even though unemployment was less than is now. i think it is so important that we demand the greatness and our leaders that we deserve. and not allow that kind of rhetoric to take over and become what would qualify as leadership. tavis: let me connect that back to the project, the new record. he talked about the fact that words have meaning and the art -- you talked about the fact that words have meaning and they are powerful and is the message that resonates. not that every one of the lyrics in your songs have to be substantive, sometimes they are just pawns, everything does not have to be socially redemptive, but how much thought you give to the lyrical content? >> i really want this stuff to be in the time honored fashion of the vulnerability, desire, les
motivating us by fear and hatred. it frightens me. it frightens me for the country because i feel like even the greatest leaders, even when we were really down, during the reagan times, people followed him because the words he were using -- the words he was using, even though unemployment was less than is now. i think it is so important that we demand the greatness and our leaders that we deserve. and not allow that kind of rhetoric to take over and become what would qualify as leadership....
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to use the same skill set. the same skill set from my point of view, i think they remain the same -- integrity. it has to come from thefor doing it. the reason why "soul" can about, i thought that would be the voice of the people for that moment. that is why i chose that song. i take that same sense ability and integrity to make this record. i felt that i had something to say. i felt inspired enough to sing, and it was simply a question of assembling the right team and working with the great david foster in order to do that. tavis: the "soul" project, those covers, having done that, you would want to do that again or been there done that? >> it is possible. all i wanted to do an album of original material first. it is possible we will do it again. you can never say never, but i tell you, it was a huge undertaking. not so much singing the songs. that was the easy part, but having the kind of courage to do it. those are some great songs. tavis: sam cook is no joke. >> to play what i did now. when you sing a song
to use the same skill set. the same skill set from my point of view, i think they remain the same -- integrity. it has to come from thefor doing it. the reason why "soul" can about, i thought that would be the voice of the people for that moment. that is why i chose that song. i take that same sense ability and integrity to make this record. i felt that i had something to say. i felt inspired enough to sing, and it was simply a question of assembling the right team and working with...
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so he was using these thing. unfortunaty we taught him over the yearof the way that we had of tcking him and his information through press leaks and so on. he was cagey about communication and making sure the was a trusted inner circle and trusted outer circle and he developed all of that. >> charlie: there was some information that came out of the cia detention places or later with guantanamo and that that might grifn a -- give a lead to identify a courier. were you aware of all that. >> do you know charl, what i learned is the people who know the whole story aren't talking and the people who are talking don't know the whole story. i'm not going to tell you the whole story here on national television. >> charlie: you understand the people who are curious trying to get it from the people who do know. >> i thi that what you will find is that there are a series of tantalizing information, we had a lot of them when i was in government. but then we got a good break, again to sne a light, able to put them together and
so he was using these thing. unfortunaty we taught him over the yearof the way that we had of tcking him and his information through press leaks and so on. he was cagey about communication and making sure the was a trusted inner circle and trusted outer circle and he developed all of that. >> charlie: there was some information that came out of the cia detention places or later with guantanamo and that that might grifn a -- give a lead to identify a courier. were you aware of all that....
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we use all the diplomatic tools available to us. we use public diplomacy where i talk here around the country about issues of religious freedom and we have an annual rjts freedom report that comes out. >> you have a term of art which is called countries of particular concern. but nowhere in that list is pakistan or indonesia or syria or kenya as we saw last week. so are you speaking to the right flash points? >> well, there are eight countries of particular concern at this particular time and at any time countries can be designated. that is, the president has given the authority to the secretary of state. what we do in my office is i'm the chief advisor to the president and to the secretary of state and we promote religious freedom but we also monitor religious freedom. in etch country we are always monitoring and give that report to the secretary any time the designation can be made. >> but in some of those countries and in other countries, chinese eritrea ant other countries, you don't have authority to enforce these governments t
we use all the diplomatic tools available to us. we use public diplomacy where i talk here around the country about issues of religious freedom and we have an annual rjts freedom report that comes out. >> you have a term of art which is called countries of particular concern. but nowhere in that list is pakistan or indonesia or syria or kenya as we saw last week. so are you speaking to the right flash points? >> well, there are eight countries of particular concern at this...
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stay with us. please well ed o'neill to this program, the talented actor who starred on tv's most pop loss shows then and now, "married... with children," a show that helped turn a struggling new network called fox into a broadcasting powerhouse. he now stars on tv's number one new comedy, "modern family." the show airs wednesday nights at 9:00 on abc. here now, a scene from "modern family." >> look at these guys. they look like they came out of the 1800's. you see hugo over there. after lunch, he ordered a sanka. >> they're not the ones who are uncomfortable with this. you are. you have never been completely accepting of me. now that i have a family, it's getting a little old. >> these guys don't understand the gay thing. why create an awkward situation. that's all i'm saying. >> that's right, because you're a authority. they're as gay as they come. >> no, you're kidding. >> no, my gaydar is pinging. >> the guy used to be married. >> so did elton john, merv griffin. >> you couldn't be more wrong a
stay with us. please well ed o'neill to this program, the talented actor who starred on tv's most pop loss shows then and now, "married... with children," a show that helped turn a struggling new network called fox into a broadcasting powerhouse. he now stars on tv's number one new comedy, "modern family." the show airs wednesday nights at 9:00 on abc. here now, a scene from "modern family." >> look at these guys. they look like they came out of the 1800's....
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you tell us the story. tavis: if you get the folks who carry the stuff in this town to buy the book, it will be a bestseller. they are everywhere. just the folks to carry all of that stuff, assuming they have time to watch a tv show like this to know that it is out because they are working so ho ard, it would be good. the book is called "-- as always, keep the faith. >> visit tavissmiley.org. tavis: we will see you next time. >> his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am jeans. >> yes. -- i am in james. >> yes. >> for all of those making a difference, you help us all a better. >> tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thanj@
you tell us the story. tavis: if you get the folks who carry the stuff in this town to buy the book, it will be a bestseller. they are everywhere. just the folks to carry all of that stuff, assuming they have time to watch a tv show like this to know that it is out because they are working so ho ard, it would be good. the book is called "-- as always, keep the faith. >> visit tavissmiley.org. tavis: we will see you next time. >> his name is james and he needs extra help with...
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rest of us. well, let me tell you, mitt romney doesn't know a thing about hard work or responsibility. you see, we are the ones who built america. we are the ones who build itxvl every single day. because it's our work that connects us. i want you to look around this convention and all the hard-working men and women who make this place run. the ones keeping us safe, serving our food, driving our buses and cleaning up after the party is over. and when we go home tonight, the workers will be mopping and vacuuming and picking up our trash. so when you have a chance, thank a worker. it will make you feel good all day. so we know that everywherer here in north carolina just like every other state in this country and every country in the world deserves the right to organize and to bargain collectively. and the democratic platform unlike its counterpart inu tamp, makes crystal clear that barak obama and the democratic party will fight to protect and strengthen this fundamental human right. you see, my
rest of us. well, let me tell you, mitt romney doesn't know a thing about hard work or responsibility. you see, we are the ones who built america. we are the ones who build itxvl every single day. because it's our work that connects us. i want you to look around this convention and all the hard-working men and women who make this place run. the ones keeping us safe, serving our food, driving our buses and cleaning up after the party is over. and when we go home tonight, the workers will be...
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i hate to use the word victim. but they're a device, they're a tool being used to make a larger point... >> rose: about wall street. >> about wall street. about insiders and how unthis. is they may not be a giant sucking squid but they're made to look evil and blank fein, it's so interesting to watch him. he looks terrible. he looks like hollywood's idea of a wall street trader and he's going to play badly. >> rose: even though he's a... he grew up as a poor young... poor family in queens, new york. >> he grew up in the bronx and moved to east new york in brooklyn, one of the worst neighborhoods... >> rose: earned his way to... >> earned his way... >> he doesn't come across as having much of a common touch. i mean, what they need right now what they needed to do six months ago was to reach out, be proactive say, sorry and show they had a common touch. paying themselves these bonus is guarantee to make ordinary americans just hopping mad. >> in one sense they have taken certain steps but none of it seems to be worki
i hate to use the word victim. but they're a device, they're a tool being used to make a larger point... >> rose: about wall street. >> about wall street. about insiders and how unthis. is they may not be a giant sucking squid but they're made to look evil and blank fein, it's so interesting to watch him. he looks terrible. he looks like hollywood's idea of a wall street trader and he's going to play badly. >> rose: even though he's a... he grew up as a poor young... poor...
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thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you very much for bringing me here. >> temperature us about the importance of your relationship with comen when it comes to research. >> reporter: komen has been super generous. i can say for more than 20 years, and ever since i have been in hopkins, i have continuely received fund from them to conduct my research in breast cancer. they have been key in funding ideas, trying to get new ideas off the ground and into the world and as fast as possible. they focus on the importance of doing research that is meaningful to breast cancer patients. we are at hop tins the university of maryland great be eficiaries. my lab has been funded for nearly $3 million. indeed much of our research is at the cutting edge of research in breast cancer, both in cure as well as in direction has really been made possible by komen. >> and you focus on prevention a lot. >> indeed. my focus has been on prevention. there is a very good reason for this. that is that i feel that once you have breast cancer the morse horse is out of the barnl. after that point you are trying
thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you very much for bringing me here. >> temperature us about the importance of your relationship with comen when it comes to research. >> reporter: komen has been super generous. i can say for more than 20 years, and ever since i have been in hopkins, i have continuely received fund from them to conduct my research in breast cancer. they have been key in funding ideas, trying to get new ideas off the ground and into the world and as...
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use his last name. he first met professor rios about two years ago, when he took part in a sociology study. >> i felt like i can relate to him. so he knew what we were about, you know, and he knows where we come from. and he knows what... he knows how to come at us, you know. at what level of respect to come at us. >> reporter: miguel's two older brothers were in gangs. he had his first interaction with the juvenile justice system at the age of 12 after he stole a bike. miguel never really liked going to class and eventually left school for good without a high school diploma. now that he's joined rios' program, though, miguel now aims to complete his g.e.d. and hopes to one day become a mechanic. >> i've seen miguel grow over the last couple of years. i've seen him become a leader in the community. >> miguel knows he's still a work in progress. >> i'm not going to go to sleep one night the devil and wake up the next day and have wings. but, i mean, everyone has got room for change for the better, you kn
use his last name. he first met professor rios about two years ago, when he took part in a sociology study. >> i felt like i can relate to him. so he knew what we were about, you know, and he knows where we come from. and he knows what... he knows how to come at us, you know. at what level of respect to come at us. >> reporter: miguel's two older brothers were in gangs. he had his first interaction with the juvenile justice system at the age of 12 after he stole a bike. miguel never...
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us do even better, that somehow the rest of us will, too. folks, we've heard that before. first they called it trickle down. then they called it supply side. now it's romney-ryan, or is it ryan-romney? either way, their theory has been tested. it failed. our economy failed. the middle class paid the price. your family paid the price. mitt romney just doesn't get it. ( cheers and applause ). but barack obama gets it. ( cheering ) he understands that when we invest in people, we're investing in our shared prosperity. and when we neglect that responsibility, we risk our promise as a nation. just a few years ago, families that had never asked for anything found themselves at risk of losing everything. and the dream my grandmother held, that work would be rewarded, that the middle class would be there, if not for her, then for her children, that dream was being crushed. but then president obama took office and he took action. when detroit was in trouble, president obama saved the auto industry and saved a million jobs. ( cheering ) seven presiden
us do even better, that somehow the rest of us will, too. folks, we've heard that before. first they called it trickle down. then they called it supply side. now it's romney-ryan, or is it ryan-romney? either way, their theory has been tested. it failed. our economy failed. the middle class paid the price. your family paid the price. mitt romney just doesn't get it. ( cheers and applause ). but barack obama gets it. ( cheering ) he understands that when we invest in people, we're investing in...
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they sent us into this toxic air and they knew it was not safe to breathe. they lied to us. as far as me being a fireman, i was lucky that i was alive and i kiss the morning every morning i wake up. i think god that i'm alive. there is no closure at all. my son will not walk back in the door. he is gone and we will never bring him back. there are three of my sons of the table but there is only -- there is always one missing and we know it. >> for much more coverage of the 9/11 anniversary, go to our website. you will find a collection of those from all of those who were impacted by the attacks 10 years ago. it is all there at bbc.com/news. to get in touch with me and most of the team, i am at twitter. please join us again tomorrow when we broadcast live from capitol hill ahead of president obama's speech on jobs from capitol hill. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a w
they sent us into this toxic air and they knew it was not safe to breathe. they lied to us. as far as me being a fireman, i was lucky that i was alive and i kiss the morning every morning i wake up. i think god that i'm alive. there is no closure at all. my son will not walk back in the door. he is gone and we will never bring him back. there are three of my sons of the table but there is only -- there is always one missing and we know it. >> for much more coverage of the 9/11...
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useful. and they're actually saying that we can teach that this schools by what we often call the creative problem solving process. learning, to fact find but then still what's important. it's about diverge empt thinking and convergent thinking. thinking of many ideas and then picking which one is the best. >> the best science or some of the best public speaking or business models come out of this same sort of general aspect of creativity which is taking preexisting elements and experience and interacting with others and putting this together in new ways. >> charlie: financial reform and creativity coming up. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> charlie: the senate voted today to pass a landmark financial reform bill designed in response to the economic crises of 2008. the bill's largest piece of financial legislation since the great depetitio depression. today vote followed months of debate. only three senators voted in suppo
useful. and they're actually saying that we can teach that this schools by what we often call the creative problem solving process. learning, to fact find but then still what's important. it's about diverge empt thinking and convergent thinking. thinking of many ideas and then picking which one is the best. >> the best science or some of the best public speaking or business models come out of this same sort of general aspect of creativity which is taking preexisting elements and...
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thanks for joining us >> you bet, ray. thank you very much. >> ifill: we turn now to the first of several stories this week from the western african nation of mali. islamic militants have reportedly seized control of two-thirds of the country. they've imposed strict sharia law, terrorized residents, and prompted hundreds of thousands to flee. lindsey hilsum of independent television news reports. al qaeda has a new refuge. the deserts of northern mali. they drove out the national army and seized their weapons. now they fly the al qaeda flag. they control an area twice the size of britain, including cities and airports, and they're threatening europe. >> when we've conquered france we'll come to the usa. we'll come to london and conquer the whole world. the banner of mohammed, peace be upon his head, will be raised from where the sun rises to where it sets >> reporter: the military commander of al qaeda's local ally, defenders of the faith. 400 miles south in the maliian capital, a make-shift populous militia trains every e
thanks for joining us >> you bet, ray. thank you very much. >> ifill: we turn now to the first of several stories this week from the western african nation of mali. islamic militants have reportedly seized control of two-thirds of the country. they've imposed strict sharia law, terrorized residents, and prompted hundreds of thousands to flee. lindsey hilsum of independent television news reports. al qaeda has a new refuge. the deserts of northern mali. they drove out the national...
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it doesn't mean yet that we can use it to diagnose bipolar, but it gives us a pretty good head start in saying, "okay, you know what? this is a very important region. why is it smaller? let's find out. let's investigate it further." ( applause ) >> narrator: dr. chang is also researching how the brain responds to antipsychotic medications. >> ...use of atypical antipsychotics in pediatric bipolar disorder. >> narrator: at this year's annual convention of child psychiatrists, he presented the results of three new studies on antipsychotics. >> this is a very exciting area... >> narrator: dr. chang says the early results are encouraging. >> five years ago, we would have practically no data to give you. we now have reliable, large- scale trials to be able to present to you, and some of these are hot off the press. >> narrator: but critics point out that researchers who advocate the use of psychiatric medications-- like chang and biederman-- receive enormous support from drug companies. and they believe that these industry-funded studies unduly influence doctors' decisions. >> ...to have
it doesn't mean yet that we can use it to diagnose bipolar, but it gives us a pretty good head start in saying, "okay, you know what? this is a very important region. why is it smaller? let's find out. let's investigate it further." ( applause ) >> narrator: dr. chang is also researching how the brain responds to antipsychotic medications. >> ...use of atypical antipsychotics in pediatric bipolar disorder. >> narrator: at this year's annual convention of child...
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there will be areas such as the use of drones, the use of the cia, which will not be acceptable to the pakistanis. but the americans will go ahead and do it anyway. the pakistanis will continue to object. but hopefully there will be cooperation on the key issue where the two sides can come together, and that is on facilitating these talks with the taliban. most of the taliban is in pakistan. pakistan can do a great deal to help the peace process. >> in france, mohammed merah is suspected of being behind the killings has come out that he was in afghanistan. >> unfortunately, you have the pakistani taliban who are fighting the pakistan army right now. they are becoming kind of a proxy for al qaeda. al qaeda has been decimated, but a lot of their ideas have been taken up by some elements of the pakistani taliban, who are still training a lot of europeans. there was a recent case of several germans who were trained, went back to germany, and the british muslims have been trying to go in there. the pakistan army is dealing with this issue, but it is extremely difficult. the terrain, the bre
there will be areas such as the use of drones, the use of the cia, which will not be acceptable to the pakistanis. but the americans will go ahead and do it anyway. the pakistanis will continue to object. but hopefully there will be cooperation on the key issue where the two sides can come together, and that is on facilitating these talks with the taliban. most of the taliban is in pakistan. pakistan can do a great deal to help the peace process. >> in france, mohammed merah is suspected...
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stay with us. tavis: two years ago, we introduced you to esperanza spalding was just beginning to gain some notice in the jazz world, not only for her talent, but also for her hair. two years after her first appearance on this program, she made grammy history by becoming the first jazz musician to win in the category of best new artist. tonight, we begin to our music archives to bring you a song we have never shown before. esperanza spalding performing "precious" from her self-titled cd. laa la la la la ♪ la la la la dee dee ♪ oh ♪ na na na ♪ ♪ ♪ dee deela la ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ nothing wrong with me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you always wanted something more from my body ♪ and said you needed something more from my loving ♪ but all you got was me and that's all that i can be ♪ i'm sorry if it let you down ♪ you always wanted something more from my body ♪ and said you needed something more from my loving ♪ but all you got was me and that's all that i can be ♪ but i'm not goin
stay with us. tavis: two years ago, we introduced you to esperanza spalding was just beginning to gain some notice in the jazz world, not only for her talent, but also for her hair. two years after her first appearance on this program, she made grammy history by becoming the first jazz musician to win in the category of best new artist. tonight, we begin to our music archives to bring you a song we have never shown before. esperanza spalding performing "precious" from her self-titled...
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mark doyle is joining us from freetown, the capital of sierra leone. the scars of the conflict dating back to the 1990's are still felt keenly there. >> absolutely. there were thousands of victims, tens of thousands of people killed as a result of the war in the 1990's. loews lost their loved ones, parents and children, are still feeling the pain. today it will be particularly acute as attention is focused on charles taylor's verdict. they are waiting to see whether it it is proven that he had command over the rebels was tactic was to sew terror. >> if he were to be acquitted, what would the reaction beat there?be >> there will be of trumbull of fear across the region, because the war which charles taylor started in liberia in the 1980's spread like wildfire, not only across sierra leone but into other countries like guinea and ivory coast. >> i have to interrupt because we will go live to the hague. charles taylor sitting there. the hearings have started. listen. >> the written judgment will be made available subsequently. by way of introduction, char
mark doyle is joining us from freetown, the capital of sierra leone. the scars of the conflict dating back to the 1990's are still felt keenly there. >> absolutely. there were thousands of victims, tens of thousands of people killed as a result of the war in the 1990's. loews lost their loved ones, parents and children, are still feeling the pain. today it will be particularly acute as attention is focused on charles taylor's verdict. they are waiting to see whether it it is proven that...
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joining us is the president of the pew research center. tell us about younger voters. it's nice to see a 17-year-old on the floor but will they make a difference? >> they made a big difference in 2008 but they are not energized in 2012. they look like young voters in presidential elections which is i'm sort of paying attention but they don't have the push that they had. and they really had a lot of push. >> they helped make the difference for obama. >> they helped make the difference. they voted at higher rates than typical. now it could be that we will see them come back but they are a long way from coming back. many say they don't use the positive words about obama who is so got them going in 2010 and even recently surveys we have done more recently. >> and a lot has to do with the economy and the jobs something the republicans keep talking about that the younger generation may have been enchanted by barak obama but now facing the reality. >> and there is another factor jobs specifically. but their expectations were so high for obama and it was going to be difficult
joining us is the president of the pew research center. tell us about younger voters. it's nice to see a 17-year-old on the floor but will they make a difference? >> they made a big difference in 2008 but they are not energized in 2012. they look like young voters in presidential elections which is i'm sort of paying attention but they don't have the push that they had. and they really had a lot of push. >> they helped make the difference for obama. >> they helped make the...
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we couldn't get gasoline for the indispensable vehicles that get us to work, get us to the supermarket, get us to our sick friends or neighbors. i mean, the point i'm trying to make is we are all the fossil fuel industry, are we not? naomi klein: you know, we often hear that. we often hear that we're all equally responsible for climate change. and that it's just the rules of supply and demand. >> i have two cars. i keep them filled with gasoline. >> i think the question is if there was a fantastic public transit system that really made it easy for you to get to where you wanted to go, would you drive less? i don't know about you, but i certainly would. >> i mean, i use the subways all of the time. >> if it was possible to recharge an electric vehicle and if it was as easy to fill up your car with gasoline, if that electricity came from solar and wind, would you, insist? no, i want to fill my car with dirty energy. no, i don't think you would. >> we are willing to make changes, you know? we recycle and we compost. we ride bicycles. there's actually been a tremendous amount of willingnes
we couldn't get gasoline for the indispensable vehicles that get us to work, get us to the supermarket, get us to our sick friends or neighbors. i mean, the point i'm trying to make is we are all the fossil fuel industry, are we not? naomi klein: you know, we often hear that. we often hear that we're all equally responsible for climate change. and that it's just the rules of supply and demand. >> i have two cars. i keep them filled with gasoline. >> i think the question is if there...
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including us. i think we started it as a side product and -- project and it was like this is cool, we didn't think we were going to start this billion dollar business. >> charlie: this is a cool thing we could do for a group of people who are part of a social network, rather than raising money we'll show them bargains? >> right, exactly. and for -- it seemed great from the perspective of the consumer. "here is a way to find cool things to do in chicago." but what took us by surprisingly the positive effect it was having on businesses, because we didn't come from a background where we knew a lot about the trials and tribulations of running a brick-and-mortar business but it's really hard for them to get new customers and we ended up doing that better than anybody else in the world, so when we got our -- when we saw that, it allowed us to really dig in, and i think that continues to be what drives us. is that we're here to help. we're -- i mean, remember, our d.n.a. are people who started this thing
including us. i think we started it as a side product and -- project and it was like this is cool, we didn't think we were going to start this billion dollar business. >> charlie: this is a cool thing we could do for a group of people who are part of a social network, rather than raising money we'll show them bargains? >> right, exactly. and for -- it seemed great from the perspective of the consumer. "here is a way to find cool things to do in chicago." but what took us...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> what makes us an engine for the economy? plants across america. nearly 200,000 jobs created. we see beyond cars. and monsanto. grant thornton. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> what makes us an engine for the economy? plants across america. nearly 200,000 jobs created. we see beyond cars. and monsanto. grant thornton. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by...
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we're glad you have joined us. columnist peter beinart and actress molly ringwald coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james. he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference. >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >>♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: peter beinart is the senior political writer for "the daily beast" and a regular contributor for "time." his latest book is called "the icarus syndrome." peter, good to have you on the program. >> nice to be here. tavis: i want to ask you about some of the big news of the day. we know that tomorrow there is going to be a meeting of sorts, as we say a come to jesus meeting in the white house, genera
we're glad you have joined us. columnist peter beinart and actress molly ringwald coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james. he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference. >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it....
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i use it almost every day or i used it almost every day until the last few days. and i think this is a better reading experience than that. >> rose: people say two things about that. one they say it is a better reading experience in a room. are you in bed, you want to read. but they also say that if you are in light, it's easier to see the kindl than this. >> if are you in bright sunlight you you might want a dull black and quite screen. >> but there is another kindl. there are two kind e8s. one is the device and one is the service. and amazon which owns kindl has put software, book reading software on the pc, on the mac, on the iphone, on i don't know, some other devices, maybe the black berry. and they, their app for the iphone runs on here. so you can get access to their books and their catalogs. and it would not surprise me if amazon put a full blown ipad app with some of the features like apple has on here. so there is going to be not just apple's book store but i predict you will see multiple book stores on here. and you'll have your choice of slightly diffe
i use it almost every day or i used it almost every day until the last few days. and i think this is a better reading experience than that. >> rose: people say two things about that. one they say it is a better reading experience in a room. are you in bed, you want to read. but they also say that if you are in light, it's easier to see the kindl than this. >> if are you in bright sunlight you you might want a dull black and quite screen. >> but there is another kindl. there...
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marijuana use is on the rise. the national institute on drug abuse said only 19% of 12th graders report using tobacco recently-- the lowest since the survey began in 1975. 64% said they've taken a drink in the last year also down from previous years. marijuana use, however, increased. more than a third of 12th graders said they used it in the past year. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: next tonight, jim lehrer's talk with secretary of state hillary clinton about the challenges of a tumultuous world where revolutions are rooted in the political, the military and the economic. >> lehrer: let's start with russia. putin has accused you of inciting unrest in his country and of making his situation and the situation for the people of russia worse. now does that kind of thing walk on the desire to improve all these economic things that the eyes also wants to do with russia? >> well, that's the balancing act we do literally everyday. i think one of our strongest values is our protect
marijuana use is on the rise. the national institute on drug abuse said only 19% of 12th graders report using tobacco recently-- the lowest since the survey began in 1975. 64% said they've taken a drink in the last year also down from previous years. marijuana use, however, increased. more than a third of 12th graders said they used it in the past year. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: next tonight, jim lehrer's talk with secretary of state hillary...
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hugh schofield is there for us. hugh, it's not the first time that somebody said this eurozone crisis is the biggest crisis facing the e.u. can we focus more on what they think can be done about it? >> well, this was a state of the union address, and so i think they felt under some obligation to come up with the vision thing. you know, all sorts of noises from the parliament, which is basically about federalists, they want greater union, the commission to take the lead, criticism of the europe for not doing now. this was his response, putting on a bit of the vision thing and try to look ahead, if you like, beyond this europe crisis, which he's kind of assuming will be resolved, and saying that, what does this thing is that europe needs to move to the next level of european integration. this is something that, of course, everyone on the side, the great majority here in the european parliament want. they want to use this crisis as the breaking point which jerks europe forward to the next level of what the forefathers
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good to have you with us. religious leaders across the spectrum were among those offering tributes after the death of senator edward kennedy this week. several faith groups praised his support for healthcare reform as a moral issue and his work on poverty, immigration and civil rights. kennedy was a roman catholic who advocated strict separation of church and state. he sometimes took stands that conflicted with the teachings of his church, such as his support for abortion rights. but he also sided with the church on many social justice issues. boston cardinal sean o'malley issued a statement saying kennedy was quote "often a champion for the poor, the less fortunate and those seeking a better life." the world's more than one- billion muslims are celebrating their holy month of ramadan. it's a time of day time fasting and special prayers. in many parts of the world, muslims are conducting special ramadan charity projects. president obama recorded a video message wishing muslims well during this sacred time. >>
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would use. it has to use a code which involves the transmission of information along these long axons which form the nerves for example the optic nerve. the transmission of that information is by these empulses which is what we hear when we make these recordings. the picture will be the image on the screen and the sound will be the recording coming from the brain cell. now in the first image, in the first film what we're going to see is a set of stimuli that are causing changes in the activity of a cell recorded from primary visual cortex and the first segment of the film is simply going to show the map of what we call the receptive field which is simply the region of the retina within which visual stimuli can influence the firing of the cell. first you hear static, you're hearing the brain's activity. the point of the next segment of the film is to show not only is the firing of the cell is specific to where on the retina the image falls but this particular cell will only be activated when the
would use. it has to use a code which involves the transmission of information along these long axons which form the nerves for example the optic nerve. the transmission of that information is by these empulses which is what we hear when we make these recordings. the picture will be the image on the screen and the sound will be the recording coming from the brain cell. now in the first image, in the first film what we're going to see is a set of stimuli that are causing changes in the activity...
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. >> suarez: a follow-up to our recent story about smart meters used to monitor energy use. spencer michels reports on california activists who want to ban them. >> pacific gas & electric one of the nation's largest utilities has had to fight a coalition of people who suspect, among other things, that smart meters may be bad for your health. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: once again today, americans absorbed the news of a mass shooting-- a dozen dead, at least 59 hurt or wounded. it happened in the city of aurora, just east of den
. >> suarez: a follow-up to our recent story about smart meters used to monitor energy use. spencer michels reports on california activists who want to ban them. >> pacific gas & electric one of the nation's largest utilities has had to fight a coalition of people who suspect, among other things, that smart meters may be bad for your health. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪...
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. >> and how the rest of us think about those who have a lot more of everything than the rest of us. >> it is literally about the difference between the rich and poor. hello. world leaders are meeting in munich for their annual security conference and cyber warfare will be on their agenda for the first time. what is cyber war? russia and the u.s. have warned that the world needs to drawl rules of engagement to stop potentially devastating cyber weapons. we looked at the new cyber battlegrounds. >> after land, sea, air, and space, there is now a new battleground -- cyberspace -- and this domain is like no other because it is embedded in our everyday world, yet most of us are not aware of the threat. >> what the world is waiting for it is an event that will really wake people up. >> this is a cat and mouse game. the attackers are constantly developing new strategies. >> when we go to war, we go to war with our networks. >> attacks on the wired world could take many forms, nation against nation, cyber terrorism, or organized crime. we are now so utterly dependent on digital systems that
. >> and how the rest of us think about those who have a lot more of everything than the rest of us. >> it is literally about the difference between the rich and poor. hello. world leaders are meeting in munich for their annual security conference and cyber warfare will be on their agenda for the first time. what is cyber war? russia and the u.s. have warned that the world needs to drawl rules of engagement to stop potentially devastating cyber weapons. we looked at the new cyber...
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we were sleepinging when they surprised us and attacked us. dental strarets fled as police chased them. hospitalings treated dozens of people. in the light of day the square, which had been renamed liberation square by activists after the focal points in egypt said the tents were abandon. banquets and rubbish scattered. the opposition condemned the police >> there's more than one way to avoid such confrontation and killing said this man. whoever took that position was aiming to kill. he said that what had happened was real terrorism. tents and personnel carriers could be seen on the streets. it was the first indication of military involvement on the crisis. many want more jobs and houses and the freing of political detainees. their intention of heading the protesting off looks increasingly clear. >> an eyewitness who was in the square during the course of the crackdown last night spoke to me from a hospital and described some kay outic scenes. >> i'm here in the hospital. and there's a very big demonstration here. doctors and nurses and the re
we were sleepinging when they surprised us and attacked us. dental strarets fled as police chased them. hospitalings treated dozens of people. in the light of day the square, which had been renamed liberation square by activists after the focal points in egypt said the tents were abandon. banquets and rubbish scattered. the opposition condemned the police >> there's more than one way to avoid such confrontation and killing said this man. whoever took that position was aiming to kill. he...
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china has been very useful. ambassador from china has been excellent in terms of supporting what we're trying to do to bring an end to the conflict in darfur. he's been to khartoum. he's worked in juba. he's been to chad. he's been very helpful in helping us resolve those issues that are in line with our strategy. >> suarez: aren't civilians still dying in darfur? >> civilians are still dying but not at the rate they were before. any death is unacceptable. and more than that, there's people living in darfur in unacceptable and dark conditions. that's why i get up every day and pray that i can do the very best i can for the people that are living today in situations where women are afraid to go outside and collect firewood for fear they'll be raped. children who came to the camp as adolescents are now young men and young women. all they've known is living in the camp and living off of handouts from humanitarian assistance. the has got to change. they need to have security. they need to have stability. they need t
china has been very useful. ambassador from china has been excellent in terms of supporting what we're trying to do to bring an end to the conflict in darfur. he's been to khartoum. he's worked in juba. he's been to chad. he's been very helpful in helping us resolve those issues that are in line with our strategy. >> suarez: aren't civilians still dying in darfur? >> civilians are still dying but not at the rate they were before. any death is unacceptable. and more than that,...
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it taught us several different lessons. one is as he indicated, is the appreciation that one has in one's brain, the capability of understanding another person's action. that when somebody does something, your owner vest systems carries on it's own, we think they're separate. this process information is occurring in his motor system. so a fraction of the cells involved in picking up this pencil will respond when you pick up your pencil. it's in the motor system where he discovered this remarkable thing. he made us realize that the motor systems have sensory capabilities. it's an extra event. >> charlie: what does it allow to do that nothing else allows to do. >> imitation. >> imitation. >> we have evidence. actually we are the only species which are good at imitating. we are the only species -- that's why we have culture. because what you discovered, i can imitate, eric can imitate and so we have culture. if we are unable to imitate we have no culture. monkey could not do that. that's why we think in monkey's mechanism it i
it taught us several different lessons. one is as he indicated, is the appreciation that one has in one's brain, the capability of understanding another person's action. that when somebody does something, your owner vest systems carries on it's own, we think they're separate. this process information is occurring in his motor system. so a fraction of the cells involved in picking up this pencil will respond when you pick up your pencil. it's in the motor system where he discovered this...
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they told me, "these people stop us when we transport drugs, and anyone who tries to stop us will face the same consequences. if you don't accept our conditions, either give us back the money, or a sister or daughter, we will do the same to you. >> narrator: finally, the school teacher who we'll call "razim", says the traffickers forced him to watch the beheading of a man they said had not paid his debts. >> (translated): they threw the poor guy over there, grabbed a knife and slit his throat. i was looking at him. and they said, "if you don't give money, or your sister or daughter or son, then you will face the same fate." >> narrator: razim says he finally decided that if he were killed, his family would still be in danger, so he agreed to a deal. >> (translated): finally, i was forced to tell them i would give them one daughter who is five or six years old, and one son who is 11 or 12 years old. i was forced to give them as a guarantee for my own life so that they would release me. >> narrator: razim says he made the painful decision so he could come back and raise money to rescue h
they told me, "these people stop us when we transport drugs, and anyone who tries to stop us will face the same consequences. if you don't accept our conditions, either give us back the money, or a sister or daughter, we will do the same to you. >> narrator: finally, the school teacher who we'll call "razim", says the traffickers forced him to watch the beheading of a man they said had not paid his debts. >> (translated): they threw the poor guy over there, grabbed a...
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"just assure us. show us it's okay." >> smith: doug hotchkiss, the port's manager for the malarky site, ran tests and what he found surprised everyone. so, what was the hottest spot you found? how high was it? >> the hottest spot for pcbs was right in this area here, and it was about 9,000 parts per million. >> smith: 9,000? and the federal limit is 25. i mean, so this was a really hot spot! >> yeah, and luckily, it was under asphalt, but it was still something that, even under asphalt, you couldn't just leave there. >> smith: so hotchkiss drafted a plan to clean up malarky. but it backfired. >> we would be cleaning up to 25 parts per million, which was the cleanup level that... that epa had accepted before. >> smith: and how did the community take that? how'd they react? >> they were... they were not happy with it. they didn't find it acceptable. >> smith: in fact, south park was up in arms, insisting on a cleanup to the residential standard of one part per million. >> ah, duwamish river clean-up coa
"just assure us. show us it's okay." >> smith: doug hotchkiss, the port's manager for the malarky site, ran tests and what he found surprised everyone. so, what was the hottest spot you found? how high was it? >> the hottest spot for pcbs was right in this area here, and it was about 9,000 parts per million. >> smith: 9,000? and the federal limit is 25. i mean, so this was a really hot spot! >> yeah, and luckily, it was under asphalt, but it was still something...
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that requires something from all of us. and if you ask the innovative growth companies across the country they will tell you exactly what that something is. they will tell you, america needs to be a nation with the best education system so that workers can get the training they need to join or stay in the middle class. america also needs to be a nation that spurs research and innovation so that our products and industries of tomorrow are invented here at home. america needs to be a nation with an affordable energy of all kinds so companies can keep their costs down and their production line comings and products moving. america also needs to be a nation with the safest, most efficient transportation system. so people and goods can connect with opportunities and markets. america needs to be a nation that pays down its debt in a balanced way so businesses have a predictable environment in which the plans to invest and trade. america needs to be a nation with a sensible immigration law. laws that are humane and practical. laws
that requires something from all of us. and if you ask the innovative growth companies across the country they will tell you exactly what that something is. they will tell you, america needs to be a nation with the best education system so that workers can get the training they need to join or stay in the middle class. america also needs to be a nation that spurs research and innovation so that our products and industries of tomorrow are invented here at home. america needs to be a nation with...
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it's anonymous to us. the user names are anonymous, and so on. >> smith: in february 2010, manning was back in iraq. and within a month or two, he allegedly loaded special data mining software onto his classified workstation and started downloading more documents, including a quarter- million confidential state department cables. >> confidential information like, what did secretary of defense gates say to his counterpart in paris? what did the ambassador in paris say to secretary gates? but it's confidential. bradley manning, for example, does not need to know what the secretary of defense said to his counterpart in paris. >> smith: by late april, bradley manning's private world was falling apart. when manning saw on facebook that his friend tyler watkins was in a new relationship, he lashed out. "if you don't start answering some goddamn questions," he wrote, "there will be a hell of a scene." >> i really thought he was going to kill himself. i just was waiting for the news that he was going to blow his h
it's anonymous to us. the user names are anonymous, and so on. >> smith: in february 2010, manning was back in iraq. and within a month or two, he allegedly loaded special data mining software onto his classified workstation and started downloading more documents, including a quarter- million confidential state department cables. >> confidential information like, what did secretary of defense gates say to his counterpart in paris? what did the ambassador in paris say to secretary...
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we're glad you joined us. our conversation with jeff bridges and a look at haiti one year later coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. pfund pfund -- [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: a few programming notes. first tonight, this is the beginning of our eighth season here on pbs. we think we have a great lineup to begin our season this week. before that, next week on this programming starting tuesday night, we'll bring you three nights of an event we're hosting in washington,
we're glad you joined us. our conversation with jeff bridges and a look at haiti one year later coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve...
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today. >> you're welcome. >>> you've heard us describe the use of twitter quite a bit around here in the last several months. that's the microblogging service that let's users post short text items on maximum of 140 characters for others to read. twitter gained added prominence during the recent wave of protests in iran. but twitter goes far beyond sharing news and we found a fascinating example of that today. britain's royal opera house, which traces its origins to 1732, is commissioning what appears to be the world's first user-generated, twitter-based opera. it's invited users to submit their lyrics, some of which will be then selected and turned into a storyline and set to some familiar opera tunes. one example, talk to the birds without uttering a word, by singing in birdsong, you'll always be heard. some 300 tweets as they're called have already been submitted. will the opera be a comedy or a tragedy? will it be the next aida or la traviata? that will be up to you and your fellow tweeters. you'll find more on our website at worldfocus.org. >>> and that's it for us on this tuesd
today. >> you're welcome. >>> you've heard us describe the use of twitter quite a bit around here in the last several months. that's the microblogging service that let's users post short text items on maximum of 140 characters for others to read. twitter gained added prominence during the recent wave of protests in iran. but twitter goes far beyond sharing news and we found a fascinating example of that today. britain's royal opera house, which traces its origins to 1732, is...
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can you help us?" they wanted to bury their friends with a lot of dignity and beauty. >> reporter: but there was more than just sadness. in even in the face of death--in the hospital, there was community. >> every other sunday, there is a party on ward 5-b. the hostess is a travel agent named rita berger, but the nurses and the patients know her as rita rocket. >> she came on an easter to offer to do an easter brunch. it went so well it turned into like she would come on sundays. >> reporter: those kind of experiences produced a sense of camaraderie that persists even today, says weissman. >> nowadays, i'll often walk down the street and i'll recognize a face from that era and there's a kind of a moment of acknowledgement whether i know this person or not, that we're survivors. that we were here before, and we're here now. and that's not that many of us here, and there's a kind of a very bittersweet felling when one has that experience on the street. >> reporter: weissman's film shows on the pbs progra
can you help us?" they wanted to bury their friends with a lot of dignity and beauty. >> reporter: but there was more than just sadness. in even in the face of death--in the hospital, there was community. >> every other sunday, there is a party on ward 5-b. the hostess is a travel agent named rita berger, but the nurses and the patients know her as rita rocket. >> she came on an easter to offer to do an easter brunch. it went so well it turned into like she would come on...